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- wall panels, each end wall panel having a ilap nited States PatentV.'ohn E. Gillmore, Sr., Tampa, Fla., assignor to Crown ZellerbachCorporation, San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of Nevada Filed Mar.21, 1958, Ser. No. 722,961 3 Claims. (Cl. 229-23) This invention relatesto containers for packing and shipping cut or potted flowers and pottedplants from southern growing areas to the northern markets. Thecontainers employing this invention may be constructed of solidberboard, corrugated iiberboard, or any other suitable material.

My invention is directed to containers for relatively large quantitiesof potted flowers and plants weighing up to approximately one hundred(100) pounds. The con- `tainer embodied by my invention may often rangein size up to vapproximately 30 x 18" X 40". Potted ilowers and plantsrequirek adequate room for foliage and, therefore, tall containers ofrelative large volume are required to ship merchandise of the typedescribed.

Consequently, I have designed a relatively tall container which ishorizontally compartmentalized into two compartments, which aiords theplacing of potted flowers 1 or plants in the bottom portion thensuspending a tray horizontally at substantially midway .the height ofthe container and loading another layer of potted flowers or plants onthe suspended tray, thereby substantially reducing the cross-sectionalstoring or shipping area'required Vfor potted vflowers and plants.Containers employing the subject invention may be substantiallypreassembled and shipped partially knocked down to the user, whichresults in substantial economies.

More speciiically, the containers comprise a body member and a suspendedtray member. The body member has four connected together side and endwalls, complete with bottom closure aps, and with suspending apsintegral with'the upper portions of the .end walls, and with top closureilaps integral with the upper portions of the side walls. The suspended.tray member has a at bottom panel with upstanding integral side and endintegral and co-extensive with its outer portion.

-In the assembly of the container, the bottom flaps are folded rightangularly inwardly and secured together in any -desired manner, and `allayer of potted ilowers or plants placed in the bottom thereof. Theintegral ilaps on .the outer portion of the tray member end walls arestapled to the outer suspending iiaps integral .wi-th the end walls ofthe body member, and the tray member is thus inserted through the top ofthe container until its bottom panel is suspended horizontallysubstantially midway the height of the body member by the co-.action ofthe outer flaps of the tray end walls and the suspending iiaps on theupper portion of each end wall of the body member.

An object of this invention is to provide an inexpensive and lightweightcontainer suitable -for packing and shipping relatively large quantitiesof cut and potted ilowers and potted plants.

A further object is to provide a container with a horizontally dividedinterior suitable for packing two layers of potted ilowers and plantsfor shipment, thereby conserving space by utilizing one Irelatively tallcontainer. These and other objects and advantages of the inventionlpanels l11 :and 12,

2 will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full and completeunderstanding of the construction and operation of the device ashereinafter set forth.

The invention `consists in the parts, arrangement and combination `otparts, hereinafter described and claimed. The accompanying drawings forma part of this specification and like numerals and symbols thereinappearing refer to like parts wherever they occur.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the component parts of a container embodyingthe preferred form of 4the invention;

Fig. 2 is .a perspective view of the body member partially assembled andthe tray member preparatory to securing and inserting into the bodymember; v

Fig. 3 is .a perspective view showing the tray member outer suspendingilaps secured to the body member upper end wall suspending iiaps;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken in the drection of the 4arrows 4-4 inFig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the tray member preparatory to beingcompletely suspended into the body member;

Fig. y6 is a sectional View showing the tray member completely suspendedwithin .the body'member; and

Fig; 7 is a sectional View showing the end portion of the container in afully assembled condition.

The body member A-shown in Fig. 1 is provided with opposed.pairsof'connected'together side andl end wall respectively, .defined byvertical scores 14v and two horizontal scores 13, which also dene topand bottom side wall closure iiaps 15 and bottom end .wall closure flaps16y as well as top end wall suspending vilaps 17.

Horizontal scores 18 'define outer suspending iiaps .19 integralland.co-.eXtensive in width with said 'suspending ilaps 17. Slots 20 alsodefine in part the side and end ywall bottom `closure flaps .15 and 16and `the si'de wall top closure flaps :15 and top end wall suspendingaps 17 and outer suspending flaps 19. v .1 The tray member B shown inFig. 1 is provided with -a flatlbottom panel 21v deined by verticalscores 23 and horizontal scores 22 which also dene the inner edgeportions of .the upstanding side walls 24. The score lines 23 alsodeiine the inner edge portions of inner tray member suspending ilaps 25;the inner edges of the outer integral suspending dlaps 27 of eachupstanding end wall 2S are defined by the vertical scores 26.

A preferred method of erecting the body member is to `aix a tape 28 tothe outside of the two free edges of the side and end wall panels 11 and12, folding the bottom closure aps y15 and 16 right angularly inwardlyand securing them together in any desired manner. As best shown in Fig.3, an outer suspending Aiiap 2.7 on the tray member B is stapled Ito theouter suspending ilap 19 .on each end wall of the body member forming amultiple hinged outward extension of aps 17, 19 and 25 foldable aboutscore lines 13, 18, 26 and 23, permitting the tray member B to bepositioned downwardly into the interior of .the body member A :andsuspended horizontally therein by the co-action of the aforementionedsuspending flaps.

The position of the tray panel 21 relative to the height of the bodymember is determined by the cumulative width of the aps forming saidmultiple hinged outward extension. The top closure ilaps |15 on the bodymember A may then be folded right angularly inwardly, completing the:assembly of the container.

It is to be understood that the embodiments herein described areillustrative and not restrictive, and that all such modications whichare similar or equivalent hereto come equally within the scope of theclaims next appearing.

`I claim:

1. A relatively tall paperboard container comprising a body member andan interiorly suspended tray member, said body member having opposedpairs of connected together side and end walls complete with bottomclosure naps, -each side .wall `having anintegral .top closure ilap, aninner body .member suspending flap integral with the top edge .of .eachend wall with an outer body member suspending ilap integral and co-4extensive in width therewith, said tray member-having `a at bottompanel with integral side ilaps, integral with each end of the said traybottom panel, an inner tray member suspending flap with an outer traymember suspending ap integral and vco-extensive in width therewith,means for suspending the tray bottom panel horizontally intermediate theheight of .the body member, said means comprising securing together theouter body and tray member suspending aps in flatwise juxtaposedrelation, thereby .forming with the inner body and tray membersuspending aps, a .multiple hinged extension for suspending the traybottom panel into the body member.

2. A relatively tall paperboard container comprising a body member andan interiorly suspended tray member, said body member havingopposedpairs of connected together side and end walls .complete withbottom closure llaps, each side wall having an integral top closure ap,an inner body member suspending flap integral with the top edge of each`end Wall with an outer body member suspending flap integral and.co-extensive in width therewith, said tray member having a at bottompanel with integral side flaps, integral with each end of the said traybottom panel, an inner tray member suspending flap with an outer traymember suspending flap integral and co-extensive in width therewith, theouter body and tray members suspending aps being secured together injuxtaposed relation and with the inner body and tray member suspendingflaps, positioned substantially i'latwise against the inner face of theupper margins of the end walls.

3. A container comprising a body member with foldably connected top andbottom .closure flaps `and an interiorly suspended tray member, saidbody member having opposing pairs .of foldably connected side walls, a

.ing the .side walls of the bodymember, the flat-bottom panel rhaving apair of .opposing side margins disposed adjacent to the said .one pairof body side Walls and having inner tray member suspending .ilapsfoldablyconnected to lsaid -side margins and .having outer edges de-I'ined by score lines with outer tray member suspending VYflaps foldablyattached thereby, said tray member suspending flaps substantially`coextensive in width to said dat bottom panel pair of opposingsidermargins, the tray bottom panel having other sides with side flapsintegrally connected and substantially coextensive therewith, the outertray mem-ber suspending aps secured in ilatwise contacting relation .tothe outer .body mem- 4ber Isuspending ap thereby forming a multiplehinged extension for suspending the tray bottom panel into the bodymember with the inner body and tray member suspending flaps positionedsubstantially atwise .against the inner Vface of the upper margins ofthe body member first pair of side walls, the multiple hinged `extensioncomprising .the body member suspending llap, the outer body membersuspending ilap and the inner tray member suspending flap .being sorelated in legnth that the body member suspending flap is equal to orless than `the cornbined length of the outer body member suspending apand the inner tray member suspending ap, and the outer body membersuspending flap is equal to or less than the combined length :of thebody member suspending flap and the inner tray member suspending flap.

References-Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,940,848 Davidson Dec. 26, 1933 2,095,798 Davidson Oct. 12, 1937FOREIGN PATENTS 100,014 Australia i Jan. 6, 1937

